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200 points posted to Desktops, Linux, Sales Strategies by goombadoolies37 Apr 16

I know this is an overstated idea (i.e "put Dell in my country"). But I want to put this on again for the following reasons:

1. It's been a year, and the kinks in the system should have been ironed out. Australia has been patient, now I want it.

2. I have purchased 3 computers from Dell in the last 2 weeks with Windows XP, because they offered an alternative to Vista. I work in a smallish firm, where I have significant informal influence over purchases of IT equipment. I have shifted my boss from HP to Dell.

3. I have purchased from Dell indirectly because of Ubuntu. Although aware of Dell as an option, I would not have considered purchasing equipment from Dell, but for the informal advertising caused by the Dell Idea Storm and Dell's decision to offer Ubuntu. Consider it "pre-emptive loyalty".

4. I want to buy a new laptop for my wife (her old Laptop is a compaq with XP wiped and ubuntu installed). I can buy it from pioneercomputers in Australia or Dell. I don't want to pay Microsoft Tax when I won't use Windows. If I cannot get one from Dell, I won't buy from them. That may open up an issue with item 3, because I may then move additional business away from Dell.

chipzero Apr 17	At least you state that it's overstated. Still, requesting Ubuntu specifically for Australia seems completely arbitrary on an international forum...
goombadoolies37 Apr 17	@chipzero - the idea of an international forum is that people from all different countries access and use it (and push their own cases). I will agree that it is arbitrary in some instances, but.. I have seen people from Switzerland comment on a "bring it to China" post, and so on. Yes, I'm pushing my specific country, but so have others and that has kept the dialogue of "bring Ubuntu to places other than US" open and has resulted in the UK, Europe, Latin America and Canada getting Ubuntu. This type of dialogue needs to be kept open for all those who want an Ubuntu Dell in their country/region. Because what happens is that someone (or some group) from say Canada (not picking on the Canadians) is vocal, they get theirs, and then may forget to support another country because they have what they wanted. And given that the big countries and regions who have been giving this idea voice are now starting to get their Ubuntu Dells, us smaller countries need to continue pushing our own cause, because our voice is far smaller.
chipzero Apr 20	That's exactly why we need to collaborate, instead of having all these scattered topics around. Instead, support ideas like this: http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/66672/Sell_Linux_PCs_Worldwide__not_onl... http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/10087416/Order_linux_on_Dell_from_any_p... http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/65622/Make_LinuxOther_OS_available_in_A... (and others) Especially small countries - like the Netherlands, where I still can't order a Linux Dell - need to put their hands together and support global Linux distribution, not just ask for Linux for their particular neck of the woods.

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